WHO Health Emergencies ProgrammeWHO Regional Office for South-East Asia5thedition(2026),11 March2026Reportingperiod:23Februaryto 08 March2026 Thisepidemiological bulletin aims to providethe situation of key infectiousdiseases intheWHOSouth-East AsiaRegionto inform risk assessmentsand responses. The bulletin usesinformation from publicly availablesources and New release: WHO South-East Asia Region Public Health Intelligence Dashboard.................................................2New publication: Public Health Situation Analysis–Myanmar: Conflict and humanitarian crisis..........................2New publication: Global Rapid Risk Assessment–Nipah virus infection................................................................3 Influenza............................................................................................................................................4Situation in the WHO South-East Asia Region..........................................................................................................4COVID-19............................................................................................................................................6Situation in the WHO South-East Asia Region..........................................................................................................6mpox..................................................................................................................................................8Situation in the WHO South-East Asia Region..........................................................................................................8Dengue.............................................................................................................................................10Situation in the WHO South-East Asia Region........................................................................................................10Bangladesh.............................................................................................................................................................11India........................................................................................................................................................................12Maldives..................................................................................................................................................................14Nepal.......................................................................................................................................................................14Sri Lanka..................................................................................................................................................................15Thailand..................................................................................................................................................................16 Key events and updates New release:WHO South-East Asia RegionPublic Health Intelligence Dashboard •WHO Health Emergencies Programme atWHO Regional Office forSouth-East Asia(SEARO)launchedthe Public Health Intelligence(PHI)Dashboard for the WHO South-East Asia Region, whichis now available online:https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/sear_phi/•The dashboardaims to serve as the one stopsiteto provideroutine epidemiological updatesand situational awarenessonpriority diseases that pose threats to public health in the Region. New publication:Public Health Situation Analysis–Myanmar: Conflict and humanitarian crisis •On9 March 2026,the Public Health Situation Analysis(PHSA) waspublished, summarizing thehealth situation,health risks, health system needs, and humanitarian health response.•Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis continues to worsen due to conflict, natural disasters, and economic collapse.In early 2025, Myanmar ranked secondglobally for conflict intensity, with over half the population exposed to conflict. •Access to basic health services is severely limited in several conflict-affectedstates.Disease outbreaks are increasing due to unsafe water,poor sanitation, and disruptions to routine health services. New publication:Global Rapid Risk Assessment–Nipah virus infection •On 6 March 2026, the WHO Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) on Nipah virusinfectionwas published. •The RRA evaluates the global public health risk posed by Nipah virus(NiV), taking into accountits epidemiology in enzootic countries withrecurrent zoonotic spillover and limited human-to-human transmission,as well as the risk in non-enzootic regions linked to infected travellers or •The RRA notes that Nipah virus remains geographically limited, with human cases reported mainly inBangladesh and India, and that although the virus has a high case-fatality ratio (40–75%), it has not •The report emphasizes that the outcomes of the WHO RRA are intended to promote transparency in the spiritof the International Health Regulations